Worried About Hiring Interns? Let Trylrun Make It Simple!

“I’d love some extra help, but is an intern worth it?"

It’s a question many founders and small business owners ask themselves. There are plenty of benefits, but there’s so much confusion about the logistics behind hiring interns, and the day-to-day reality—onboarding, mentoring, assigning projects, and tracking progress—often feels daunting when you’re already consumed with building your business. That’s where Trylrun comes in, turning internship management from a hassle into a high-impact, near-hands-off experience.

Why Businesses Hesitate to Take on Interns

Building a business requires Herculean effort, and founders are already juggling enough hats as it is. The idea of bringing on interns is appealing, but there are some caveats that can give founders pause.

Recruiting Complexity

Finding the right talent takes time and effort: increasing awareness about your company, tailoring job descriptions, attracting applicants, sorting resumes, and interviewing candidates. On top of that, recruiting isn’t cheap; costs can soar when adding campus visits and career fair fees to the mix.

Onboarding Overload

Training new interns, developing materials, and designing meaningful projects can feel like a job in itself. You wanted extra hands, not extra work.

Ongoing Management

Keeping interns engaged means creating tasks and guiding their development throughout the internship—not easy when you’re racing to grow your business.

Before even getting to that point, however, there are other concerns and uncertainties involved to consider.

Inability to Support Additional Salaries

Especially when just starting out, finances can be tight, and you might not have enough positive cash flow to add salaried team members. 

Confusion About Legality

Questions like “Can I hire international students?” and “Would I need to sponsor a visa?” can stop founders before they ever post an opening.

Concerns About Intern Quality

Will interns bring real value, or just take up time? Is it worthwhile to justify bringing them in?

How Trylrun Solves These Challenges

Rest assured—you can bring in high-quality interns, even with a limited budget. 

Trylrun interns come from top MBA programs such as UCLA Anderson. Many are former working professionals with experience at leading companies around the world. They bring ambition, fresh perspectives, and proven track records, and they’re eager to make an impact.

And don’t worry, not every MBA student is trying to do investment banking or consulting. While those are the paths many pursue, 2/3 of Anderson students are not going down either route. There are also those who intend to go down a specific road, try it, and decide it’s not for them, so they’ll want additional opportunities to try other roles.   

Domestic and international students are all eligible for internships while in school, so you don’t need to worry about restricting your candidate pool. Moreover, since internships are learning opportunities for them as well, they can receive academic credit if you don’t have the funds to add them to your payroll. 

As for running the internship? That’s where Trylrun does the heavy lifting:

1. Convenient Job Posting

Forget competing on crowded job boards. Trylrun connects you directly with MBA students actively seeking part-time internships at startups and small businesses. You don’t even need to wrack your brain trying to formulate the perfect job description; just tell us what your company does and select the type of help you need, and Trylrun will instantly generate a tailored job description you can tweak if desired.

2. Seamless Sourcing and Matching

Trylrun takes the recruiting off your plate. We vet high-potential MBA students who are eager to contribute and conduct initial screenings. We then match students to your company and role based on skills and cultural fit.

3. Plug-and-Play Program Design

Need help in marketing, market research, business development, or finance? Trylrun offers ready-made 10-week internship programs complete with weekly deliverables, learning modules, and helpful resources. Have unique needs? We’ll create a custom program for you, eliminating prep work so you can focus on running your business.

4. Centralized Internship Portal

One simple online hub holds everything you and your interns need—assignments, timelines, deliverables, progress tracking, and feedback—in an organized and accessible manner, saving you from scattered emails and files.

Hiring Interns with Trylrun: Minimal Effort, Maximum Impact

With Trylrun, the heavy lifting is done for you. Here’s all it takes:

1. Tell us about your company and your needs.

2. Trylrun handles posting, sourcing, screening, and program design.

3. You meet with your intern weekly, offering feedback and steering their work to benefit your business.

That’s it. You get talented, prepped, and motivated interns—with almost no administrative burden. Our platform ensures your experience is streamlined, effective, and beneficial for both your business and your interns.

Ready to get the help you need, without adding more to your plate? Let Trylrun unlock the power of internships for your company now.

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